Type of Document	Thesis
Author	Lang, Emily Carey
Author's Email Address	eec08c@fsu.edu
URN	etd-11082010-194120
Title	School Age Children's Physical Activity: Motivation Statements Reported In A National Survey
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Family and Child Sciences, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Ronald Mullis Committee Chair Christine Readdick Committee Member Tom Ratliffe Committee Member
Keywords	child physical activity gender and physical activity children activity level
Date of Defense	2010-10-27
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine 9-13 year old children's reasons and motivations for participation in physical activity. Child's activity level, age, gender, race, parental education level, and perceived child weight were examined. For the most part, no differences were found in reasons children cited for doing or not doing physical activity based on children's activity level, age, race, parental education, and children's perceived weight. However, there were gender differences for amotivational reasons cited by children for not participating in physical activity. More than boys, girls indicated that they were too busy or were not athletic enough to participate. Implications for interventions and future research are provided.
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